The Joy of
Pissing

There is joy in pissing. Men love to waggle their dicks and
unburden their bladders off bridges, into the snow, up into the air,
on truck wheels, from tops of buildings, out the backs of busses. Men
love to pee, piddle, piss, urinate, micurate and otherwise void their
bladders of urine. When a piss is long overdue, there is an exquisite
sense of relief when we finally get to go. What man doesnt find
a thrill in peeing on a tree or writing his name in the snow? It is a
pleasure that combines the physical sensation with a sense of
personal liberation and a hint of naughtiness.

But rarely is the topic spoken of in Western cultures. Even though
most everyone urinates at least five or more times a day, its
just not the subject of polite conversation at the dinner table,
around the office water cooler or even in the locker room. In fact,
we have created countless euphemisms to mask the public
acknowledgement that we have to piss.

There are several factors that affect both our cultural attitudes
and expectations about the bodys eliminative functions as well
as each individuals thoughts and practices. Biology is a
fundamental influence that establishes the needs and processes for
elimination, while psychological makeup is the main determinant in
how we go about meeting those needs.

Since Freud, we understand that there is much confusion between
the eliminative and sexual functions of the body since they share
much of the same apparatus. We are almost universally taught that
piss and shit are dirty. Hurry up, flush it away, get it out of sight
is the standard lesson. Soon after toilet training has taken place, a
child is often scolded for any innocent exploration of his or her
genitals. No, no, dont touch there! It soon becomes apparent to
most children that the entire pubic region is off limits except in
times of necessity. (A 19th century term for the room containing the
toilet is the necessary room.)

But it feels so good to empty a burgeoning bladder that the
conflict between pleasure and dirtiness often results in confusion
and shame. Thus, the topic is hidden away to be spoken of most often,
when at all, in jest and humor which the psychoanalysts explain as a
common tension-releasing mechanism for the unmentionable. Ejaculation
and all that leads up to it, being a generally more pleasurable
experience, finds its way into open conversation more than pissing
even though most men piss much more frequently than they come.

Biological and psychological factors influence how, when and where
we piss. But also significant are a mans religious practices
and beliefs, his cultures social customs, his communitys
non-religious rites and rituals and, in some cases, economic forces .
All these shape the attitudes and behaviors of men about pissing.

So the next time you are holding your dick in front of the toilet
in your bathroom, at a urinal in a public mens room or shielded
by the open car door on the side of the road, contemplate how good it
feels.